Lady Spartans and Hornets victorious

Saturday

Dec 28, 2013 at 11:58 AMDec 28, 2013 at 11:58 AM

By Phillip Morgan

pmorgan@hillsdale.netChampionshipsWaldron Lady Spartans (5-1): 65Hillsdale Lady Hornets (2-5): 51The Hornets held a 33-29 lead going into the break, but the Lady Spartans came out with high-powered play in the third quarter and took a firm grasp on the Pat Paterson girls championship.The Spartans outscored Hillsdale 27-10 in that quarter and held tight in the fourth for a fourteen-point win."That is the first time we have won the tournament," Waldron head coach Jon Burk said after the game. "It was a heck of a tournament."The Hornets surging first-half offense caught the Spartans off guard."In the first half they did not miss," coach Burk said.The sharp shooting did not last however, and the Hornets came out of the break flat."We got crushed in the third quarter," Hillsdale head coach Nick Langston said. "We did not come out after halftime."The Spartans played solidly down the stretch, and the youthful Hornets could not keep pace."We executed well and wore them down," coach Burk said.Katie Brown led Waldron with 16 points. She grabbed four rebounds and handed out four assists. She was named tournament MVP.Lindsey Lockwood handled business in the post. She put in 15 points and and had 13 rebounds.Waldron's Autumn Bailey also scored double figures, 11 points."Our goals was to be 5-1 and win that tournament," coach Burk said. "We met that goal. Now we want to stay in the league race as long as we can."For the Hornets Jamee Thompson made all-tournament team, as she scored 15 points in the final.Sarah Maple shot well from outside and ended up with 14 points.Freshman Olivia Nolan scored nine points alongside seven rebounds.

Hillsdale Hornets (5-1): 70Waldron Spartans: 21"We started off really well and got a big lead," Hillsdale coach Brad Felix said.The Hornets nearly reached a team milestone by completing all 12- pregame goals for the second night in a row.The Hornets each 11 of those 12 goals.The Hornet defense proved overwhelming, holding Waldron to four points in the second half."I am happy with my teams' effort," coach Felix said.Hillsdale senior Brandon Bisher had a big game. He scored 24 points, including several three-pointers."We know he can shoot it," coach Felix said. "He's been in a little bit of a funk. It was good to see him get going."Bisher was named tournament MVP.Trey Conrad had 14 points. Center Pat Drews put up 9 points and 8 rebounds and made the all-tournament team.For the Spartans, Levi Long led the team with eight points. He also made the all-tournament team.Tyler Winch added five points and six rebounds.The Hornets will take three days off before the alumni-game, a scrimmage with former Hillsdale players.